{"id":1372,"date":"2012-06-11T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T04:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blankcode.com\/blog\/?p=1372"},"modified":"2012-06-11T11:01:25","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T15:01:25","slug":"blank-code-podcast-058-ray-nicholes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blankcode.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/11\/blank-code-podcast-058-ray-nicholes","title":{"rendered":"Blank Code Podcast 058 &#8211; Ray Nicholes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Monday June 11th, 2012 and today we bring \u00a0you a podcast from an old friend and a proper techno artist, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ray.nicholes\" target=\"_blank\">Ray Nicholes<\/a>. \u00a0Ray started out playing the drums in his early years and coupled with his interest in rock, industrial, and hip-hop he realized quickly that he had an unique edge to his creativity. \u00a0While living in west Michigan he continued to build the foundation of his sound as he bounced between the underground techno scenes of Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto in the early \u201990s.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the rapidly evolving techno scene Ray has kept his focus on producing tracks. \u00a0His EPs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beatport.com\/release\/black-kamanche\/284059\" target=\"_blank\">Black Kamanche<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beatport.com\/release\/confessions\/339661\" target=\"_blank\">Confessions<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beatport.com\/release\/tentacion\/368005\" target=\"_blank\">Tentaci\u00f3n<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beatport.com\/release\/caja-de-ultima-hora-remixes\/393353\" target=\"_blank\">Caja de Ultima Hora<\/a> \u201cthe remixes\u201d are all released on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beatport.com\/label\/black-nation-recordings\/16646\" target=\"_blank\">Black Nation Records<\/a>. Heavily influenced over the past 14 years by some of techno&#8217;s icons, Ray has been able to fine tune and master his own style that he coins \u201cmachine gun techno\u201d that is dark, deep, heavy on drums and percussion, somewhat moody and tribal.<\/p>\n<p>Since moving to Miami in 2009, Ray has performed at a number of clubs and private events including multiple gigs during WMC. \u00a0He headlined parties at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TechnoLoft\" target=\"_blank\">Space Techno Loft<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/grandcentralmia\" target=\"_blank\">Grand Central<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/323.Treehouse.Miami\" target=\"_blank\">Treehouse<\/a>, and Overkill Warehouse Party Art Basel (Miami Beach); and also performed for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DetekMusic?ref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Detek<\/a> at The Works during the 2011\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/movementdetroit\" target=\"_blank\">Movement Festival<\/a>\u00a0in 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